Book Printing Outlook — Opportunities Abound

Consumer Sector Boost

As for 2007, the consumer sector proved bountiful for Quebecor World, which also had a large hand in “Potter” manufacturing. Education has seen major consolidation on the publishing end, Clarke notes, and offshore options have been embraced far more today than in past years.

It has been a year since Quebecor World reorganized its U.S. book and magazine platform. The move—part of the company’s five-point transformation plan to improve performance—entailed the closing of its Kingsport, TN, facility and the redeployment of existing and new assets. In the last 18 months alone, Quebecor World has plunked down nearly $100 million to augment that space.